Boot-leg fork



, A. SCHOSHUSEN.

BOOT LEG roam. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I3, 918.

WITNESS INVENTOR.

V AT RNEY HI! OOLUMBIA PLANMRAPH C0 WASHINGTON, D. c

Pafented Au 19, 1919;

, To all whom it may concern:

v ARTHUR sonosnosnn, or: rrrrssjn'ndj kAivsAs Assrenon TO E LSAt SCHOSHUSEN, or

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- c a i 1amat nted Aug. 19,1919.

Application filed June- 23 1918: SeriaIiNo; 239,844:

Beit known that I, ARTHUR Sonosrrnsnn, a citizen'of the United States residing at Pi-t-tsburgyi'nthe county 015: Crawford; State: of Kansas, have invented certain new. and;

,useful Improvements in Boot-Leg Forms, of

which the following'is a full-and exactispecification; w a 1 The present invention relatesto form devices for boots'or shoes-panel the primary: object in view is to provide an improved construction of form for the leg portions of i of construction; and

finished-x boots or shoes when these are prepared for display purposes. Accord1ngly,- I have devised a neat and compact design of forniad'apted toserve as'aa filler'for' hold I ing the bootleg distended in the approved flat shape: as the leg is laced up or other- Wise fastened tothe form;

It: is a further: objectsofrthe invention to provide a form. constructionqhavingi suit-'- able' meansuof' adjustment 1 for accommodat ing the form to slight' difierences in sizes: ofboot legs; and also for assuring inmeach instance aproper snugfit of the form When placed in position. For zwctnnplishing this purpose I provide: a constructiompermitting:

both a longitudinal andzia lateralvadjustament of thew parts scomprisingithe form;

whereby varying; lengths-0t both-legs are brought withinlthe range of the-form a'ndi the same made expansible tCWCOIIfQI'mfTtO the width of the boot leg. p It is also an ob ect of the improvements to pro-videa form of the character descrlbed which is adapted to'be associated with the commontype of boot on shoefollower, the,

formhaving provision for embracing, thefoll'ower and serving; inefi'ect, as a neat: and.

continuoussextension; of the follov'verfor filling out the leg; portion; ofthe bootfin the required manner f It isalso sought todevicea construction of an extremely simple characterforl e 1n'- bodying the improvements compr sing a minimum number of parts adapted to bofl inexpenslve ma- I cheaply constructed out of terial. 5

With -these general object-s view, the

invention will now 'be-describedby refers ence to the accompanying drawing illustrat ingla practical form of embodiment of the improvcments, after WhlCl 1 the features, therein deemed to be novel Will be set forth and defined in the appended claims.

Inthe drawingv Flg-ure :1 is sideview ot a. boot, with its upper partly broken away and in section font-he? purposeof showing: a form constructedin accordance Witlr the present invention and fittingrxwithin the leg portion of the Fig. 2. is: a vertical section taken on they line 2.2" of: Fig. 1;

Fig. 3:is'ahplan -vieW of the form; on an;

T enlarged scale;

Fig. 4 is a similar view fi a odifi df Fig. 5 is atransversepsectionz taken on the: line 5,5- of Fig. 3; v

Referring to :the drawing in detail, I have illustrated theimprovements in connection WTt/IYELLbQQt 6 withinuwhich is fit-ted a 01- loweyS: ofiWell-knovvn form, fillingout: the fO 0b'p0I't1011 of theebooto For forming an E2.v v These; sections- 10 extend far; enough down to underlie the; counter portion of; the boot at eachside.of the-followenso that av more i or less gripping; action will be exertedinponsaid; sectionsfor holding them in place when the bootis lacedp The front and rear margins of; the sections 10 are shaped-to contormto the general: contour of the instep and heel, respectively, of the boot, and these sections, as' well; as the; remainmg part's of:- theform are preferably constructed of, stiff sheet material, such as lightfibenhoard or-the like. v

Mountedmbetween the upper ends of the Y sections 10 is a pair of side members 1% s forminglthe laterally. eXpansi-ble elements of the form,v the same being folded along lines corresponding to; the front and rear linesjofi theboot leg. with; which they/are designed-to engage: Thesaid I118II1b6ISf145' are folded over the opposite side margins of a longitudinally. adjustable" member 16; the length andhrangeof I adjustment of which are such iLSf-tO' enable the, same to accom- ,modate rthe-form-to that range of sizes for \vhich:the particular'form isdesigned. The side margins-of said onember 16 extend in upwardly diverging relation, following the general outline of the boot leg, and the upper side edges of said memberact substantially as continuatio-ns of the side edges any downward movement of the member 16 will operate to spread said members 14; ZLDClVlCQ, versa, upward shlfting of the member 16 will allow the side "members 14 to move toward each; other to contract the form. The several elements 14 and 16 are connected slidingly to the holdersections 10 by means ofa detachable'fastener 18 passing through slots 20 and 22 formed in the overlapping portions of the membersll: and 16, respectively, the slots 2-0 extending transversely or laterally and the slot 22 extending upwardly or longitudinally, thereby permitting the expanding or contracting movements just referred to. The'fastener 18 is shown as having a split shank (Fig.

5-) adapted to be spread over awasher 2st for holding the parts in assembled relation. The sections 10 of the holder are spaced apart slightly by means of a spacing; washer 26 carried by the fastener 12, so as to permit sufficient freedom of movement of the elements carried by the fastener It will thus be seen that a neat, simple and compact arran ement and construction have been devised or carrying out the desired objects of the invention. a The form is adjusted into approximately correct position before theleg portion of the boot is laced, the holder sections being fitted over the top oft-he follower 8, with the front edges of said sections meeting along the instep-line i of the follower; with said edges held thus, the form is swung back into the boot leg as far as it will 'go, seating the holder snugly over the heel portion of the follower and projecting each section of the hold r rt all such formal changes or modifications as way between said follower and the boot counter at each side thereof, whereby the.

holder sections will be firmly gripped between these comparativelyrigid portions of the boot and its follower. WVhile the boot is being laced the longitudinally adjustable member 16 remains extended, projecting above the upper end ofgth'e boot leg as indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 1, and

as'soon as the lacing is completed saidmember 16is' pushed down into the-boot leg as shownby the fulllines in said figure this effectually expands the sections 1 1 to take up any slackness in the boot leg, and the. upperwider part of the member 16 of course be apparent that a light'and eflicient form vconstruction is obtained which is I1 icely'adjustable for fitting tightly and snugly Within the boot leg, the adjustable sliding vice to expand until the boot leg is fully stretched, and the pivotal connection of said parts allowing such angular adjustment as may be :necessary for accommodat ng the form to the boot leg after positioning the holder, upon the follower. A detachable connection is made between the holder and the other parts of the form so that the same holder may be used with different sizes of said other parts, thus accommodating the 1 arrangement of the parts enabling the deof the members. 14. Obviously, therefore,"

form to whatever range of sizes of boots may be desired.

In Fig. trisfillustrated a modified con-- struction, comprising a holder portion, the

sections 10: of which are connected by .fasteners 30 engaging slots 32 formed in a longitudinally sliding folded section 3a, which in turn is connected by similar fasteners 36 and slots 38 with a second longitudinally sliding section 40, the latter sliding between the foldsof the middle section 34;, and the section 34 being-received between the sections 10 of the holder portion. This gives a construction in which the elements 34 and aO-are longitudinally adjustable for accommodating the form to the length of the boot leg, while at the same time a certain degree of expanding action, 2'. e., relatively to the boot leg,- is obtained by the downwardmovement of said elements (by virtue of their tapered outline), thereby accommodating the form to the width of the boot leg.

'While I have illustrated by means of the foregoing structural details what are now deemed to constitute practical and satisfactoryembodiments of the improvements. I desire to expressly reserve the right to make may fairly fall-within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: i

1. A boot leg display form comprising a plurality of elements arranged in eontinu ously overlapping relation and adjustably connected for relative expanding or contracting movement for fitting'snugly within thelegportion of the finished boot.

2. A boot leg display form comprising a plurality of longitudinally expansible elements arranged iii-continuously overlapping relation and provided with means slidingly connecting sald elements and permitting ad.-

justment thereof] to correspond with the length of the boot and fit snugly within the leg portion thereof.

adjustable member operable to expand said elements and also to adjust said form to the length of the leg portion of the boot.

6. A boot leg form comprising a holder portion, and a pair of laterally expansible elements and a longitudinally adjustable member slidingly connected to said holder portion, said longitudinally adjustable member being operable to adjust said form to the length of the leg portion of the boot while simultaneously actuating said expansible elements to conform to the width of said leg portion.

7. A boot leg form comprising a holder portion, and a plurality f laterally and longitudinally adjustable elements provided with a combined sliding and pivotal connection to said holder, said elements being Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

adjustable to fit snugly within the leg portion of the finished boot.

8. In a boot leg form, the combination with a follower, a holder adapted to embrace said follower, and a plurality of relatively movable elements carried by said holder and adjustable for fitting snugly within the leg portion of the boot.

9. In a boot leg form, the combination with a follower, a holder adapted to embrace said follower, and a plurality of longitudinally and laterally expansible elements carried by said holder and adjustable for fitting snugly within the leg portion of the boot.

adjustable for fitting snugly within the leg portion of the boot.

In witness whereof I hereto affix my signature.

ARTHUR SCHOSHUSEN.

Washington, D. G. 

